Unbounding the Future: The Nanotechnology RevolutionA comprehensive, easy-to-understand handbook that explains what nanotechnology is and how it will revolutionize life in the future. The world's leading expert in the field, Drexler also examines the spectacular accomplishments that might result from a breakthrough: elimination of disease and pollution. 20 illustrations. |
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Page 137
... efficient : nanomachines just unscrew and unsnap the connectors and sort the parts into bins again . The shipments ... efficient . Using fast , precise machines to han- dle matter in molecular pieces makes it easy for nanotechnology to ...
... efficient : nanomachines just unscrew and unsnap the connectors and sort the parts into bins again . The shipments ... efficient . Using fast , precise machines to han- dle matter in molecular pieces makes it easy for nanotechnology to ...
Page 138
... efficient . But for it to be cheap , the manufacturing equipment has to be cheap . The Desert Rose scenario shows how this can work . Molecular- manufacturing equipment can be used to make all the parts needed to build more molecular ...
... efficient . But for it to be cheap , the manufacturing equipment has to be cheap . The Desert Rose scenario shows how this can work . Molecular- manufacturing equipment can be used to make all the parts needed to build more molecular ...
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... efficient , and unobtrusive alternative : green wealth , com- patible with natural wealth . ENDING CHEMICAL POLLUTION , CUTTING RESOURCE CONSUMPTION We've already seen how molecular manufacturing can provide clean solar energy without ...
... efficient , and unobtrusive alternative : green wealth , com- patible with natural wealth . ENDING CHEMICAL POLLUTION , CUTTING RESOURCE CONSUMPTION We've already seen how molecular manufacturing can provide clean solar energy without ...
Contents
The Molecular World | 44 |
BottomUp Technology | 57 |
Paths Pioneers and Progress | 84 |
Copyright | |
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